(CNN) – JoJo Siwa is in a happy relationship with “the most amazing, amazing, perfect and beautiful girlfriend in the world”.
The viral teen star who has millions of followers – nearly 32 million on Tik Tok alone – appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Wednesday, where she shared that she is a member of the LGBTQ + community.
Siwa said she realized that doing a Tik Tok with members of the Pride House might have brought her out, adding that her friends and family were aware of her sexuality.
“It’s not something I’m ashamed of,” said the 17-year-old. “I just hadn’t shown him the internet yet.”
Siwa said he spoke to his girlfriend, whom he did not identify, about the love that flowed from his followers after the Pride House video and a video he made of Lady Gaga’s LGBTQ + song “Born This Way.”
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The teen star said he noticed he had not technically confirmed anything and considered doing so by posting a photo in a “Best Gay Cousin Ever” t-shirt given to him by his relative.
He said his girlfriend was “very encouraging” and so was Siwa.
Siwa said she knows that disclosing someone’s sexual orientation can be “very scary,” but she had words of wisdom for those considering this.
“Of course not everyone will accept it now, but there are many people who will accept it now,” he said. And as I said, even if there are a million people who don’t accept it, there are a hundred million who do.